[4] The reserve is surrounded by territory of the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead, in whose northeastern portion it lies.

[4][5][6] The reserve was established around Riding Mountain House, a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company that operated from 1860 until 1895.

[7][8] The Keeseekoowenin Ojibway, also known as Riding Mountain Band, signed Treaty 2 with the Government of Canada on 21 August 1871.

[4] The main reserve, Keeseekoowenin 61 (IR 61A), is situated south of Riding Mountain National Park, in a valley setting with the Little Saskatchewan River flowing through it.

The second reserve (IR 61A) is located within the park, on the northwest shore of Clear Lake.